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OJ Simpson is aquitted two charges of 1st degree murder.
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The Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta is bombed during the 1996 Summer Olympics, killing one person and injuring 111.
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President Clinton ends up not being impeached.
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Two students opened fire on the school, killing 12 and wounding 23.
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Terrorists attack the United States, killing 3,000 and injuring 6,000.
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As result to the 9-11 terrorist attacks, U.S. troops invade Afganistan.
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The space shuttle Colombia disintegrates in Earth's atmosphere, killing all 7 astronauts and suspending the Space Shuttle Program for 29 months.
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The U.S. continues its war on terrorism and begins to invade Iraq.
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Planner of the 9-11 terrorist attacks is captured by U.S. forces.
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Facebook is invented, and opens the world of social networking.
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Massachutes becomes the first state to legalize gay marriage.
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The worst natural disaster in U.S. history, Hurricane Katrina, kills 1,836 and causes $81 billion in damage.
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Student at Virginia Tech shoots and kills 32 students and staff, then himself.
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The U.S. economy faces its worst depression since the Great Depression in 1929.
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Barak Obama becomes the first black president of the U.S.A.
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Laden, the mastermind behind the terrorist attacks, is killed by U.S. forces.
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The last mission in NASA's decade-long space shuttle program is launched.
